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Maintenance and Modifications

California MRO Boosts Avionics Product Offerings

Based at Van Nuys Airport for the past 32 years, SoCal Jets is now a distributor for Satcom Direct, Astronics and BendixKing.
Engines

Hartzell Celebrates Centennial

Carbon-fiber propellers among the company's innovation.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Wraps First TFE731 Core Zone Inspection

The Lincoln, Nebraska MRO recently completed its first core zone inspection on a Honeywell TFE731 and is gearing up for more.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aloft AeroArchitects Positions ODA Business for Growth

The company is seeing a need for such services in most areas, but particularly in projects involving new technologies.
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ATC

AEA Warns of Potential Aircraft ID Mismatch with ADS-B

Likely scenario of such a mismatch lies with operators who use a call sign on some or all of their flights.
Regulations and Government

CBP: Charter Pax Must Follow Currency Reporting Laws

The agency seized more than $11,000 in unreported currency from a passenger bound from the U.S. to London aboard a private airplane.
Avionics

Genesys Certifying New Part 25 Digital Autopilot

The S-Tec 5000 will offer owners of Part 25 jets a new option for retrofitting a modern digital autopilot with envelope-protection features.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Adds to Training Programs

In addition to new training initiatives, FlightSafety is boosting access to those programs.
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Aircraft

U.S., Russia Trade Charges Over Open Skies Treaty Compliance

The U.S. State Department said it will take "reasonable and comparable steps" in response to alleged Russian violations of the treaty.
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Charter & Fractional

Avinode Adding Wire Payments to PayNode

A year after launch in Orlando, Avinode payments subsidiary PayNode has signed up WorldFirst to provide it with a wire payments solution.
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Aircraft

Quest Touts Kodiak for Business Ops

Quest has repositioned the Kodiak in the market as not just a versatile utility tool but also as “the bridge between helicopter and business jet."
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Airlines

Analysis Spotlights Middle East’s Risky Capacity Assumptions

Region adding 8 percent more seats per year, mostly in widebodies
Regulations and Government

Boston Globe Slams FAA Oversight of Private Aircraft

Boston Globe takes FAA to task for its alleged failure to properly monitor and keep current its general aviation aircraft and pilot registration records.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Free In-Flight Connectivity Breakfast Offered at NBAA

The breakfast is tailored for flight department managers, pilots and maintenance technicians.
Aircraft

Young Used Bizjet Inventory Falls To Pre-crisis Levels

Available preowned business jet inventory last month was 7 percent lower year-over-year and now represent 10.3 percent of the installed base, says UBS.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Astronics DFCU Supports 115/230 Volts AC

The new Astronics DFCU solves the dual-frequency problem in business jet cabins.
Aircraft

Airbus’s ‘Blade’ Laminar Flow Wing Demonstrator Takes Flight

Tests aim to achieve a 50-percent reduction in wing friction and up to 5 percent lower CO2 emissions
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Training and Workforce

ERAU Announces Fall Lineup of Professional Coursework

Programs designed for aviation professionals cover a wide range of industry topics.
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Aircraft

Boeing Opens New Office for NMA Study

Company appoints 787 executive Mark Jenks to lead development efforts
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Closes Its Last U.S. MRO Location

The move marks the company's exit from third-party maintenance operations in North America.
Aircraft

South Korea Fires Taurus as Interest in Standoff Missiles Grows

After China, the Republic of Korea Air Force is the first in the region to exercise fighter-launched standoff missile capability.
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Airlines

Lufthansa Commits to Adding 61 Airplanes to Eurowings Fleet

Supervisory board approves €1 billion investment
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Airports

SMO Runway Shortening To Start October 9

The shortening project will curtail business jet traffic by “an estimated 44 percent and reduce large jet noise and air pollution," the city claimed.
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Avionics

Honeywell Expands Cabin Connectivity Support

Honeywell’s GoDirect Cabin Connectivity technical experts can provide diagnosis and solutions for onboard connectivity issues.
FBOs

Sheltair Assists Cuomo on Puerto Rico Relief Flight

Among the items brought along on the airlift was some 34,000 bottles of water, 9,600 ready-to-eat meals, 3,000 canned goods and hundreds of flashlights.
Maintenance and Modifications

Anti-skid Brakes Now Standalone Upgrade for EA-500s

The Advent Aerospace anti-skid braking system is now available for Eclipse 500s with the IFMS 2.08 avionics suite.
Sustainability and Environment

Swiss Aviation Emissions Trading Deadline Imminent

European country is not part of the EU but scheme will fill gap in EU-ETS region.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Army Confirms Black Hawk, Drone Collided Over New York City

One of two U.S. Army Black Hawks providing security for the United National General Assembly meeting collided with a drone over Staten Island.
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Aircraft

Al Baker Defiant as Qatar Takes First Boeing 747-8

Airline’s cargo business grows by 160-percent following institution of travel bans by four neighboring countries
Aircraft

Russia Expedition Force Deploys S-350 Vityaz System to Syria

The medium-range surface-to-air missile battery stationed at Masyaf supplements other air defense systems already in theater.
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